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How do I relieve bursitis pain in my knee?

There are several things you can do at home to try to find relief. Here are six of the most popular self-care options to speed healing from bursitis pain. Modify activities to avoid stressing your knee. If it hurts to bend your knee going up the stairs, take one step at a time, keeping the affected...

How can I have tennis elbow pain? I don’t play tennis.

You don’t have to play tennis to experience sharp pain on the outside of your elbow. Tennis elbow is, in fact, an overuse injury, which causes tiny tears in the lateral tendon. If your job requires repetitive bending and straightening of your elbow or grasping and twisting, you are susceptible to...

Meet Scott D. Stuempfig, MD, FAAPMR

Dr. Scott Stuempfig is a pain management and physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at Bone & Joint. He specializes in the treatment of arthritis, chronic pain, headache, painful spinal conditions, neck and back pain, neuralgias, and sciatica. He uses the latest electronic diagnosis, a...

Is your leg pain normal, or is it a blood clot?

According to the American Society of Hematology, each year in the United States, approximately 900,000 people experience deep vein thrombosis or blood clots. Know what to look for and avoid serious complications. The first sign of a blood clot is mild pain. As the pain intensifies, the skin near th...

12 signs your hip pain needs treatment

Are you one of those people who don’t like to go to the doctor? In truth, that may describe most people. We would rather wait and see if the pain goes away. But there are times when you should listen to your symptoms and take action. Here are a dozen reasons to make an appointment with an orthope...

Not now. I have a headache.

Headaches are one of the most common conditions seen in doctor’s offices across America. Headaches can be caused by arthritis, caffeine, eye strain, illness, tension or tumors. The associated headache pain can range from a mild, irritating pressure to a debilitating pain that causes people to seek...
Orthopedic Health For the Older Athlete

Orthopedic Health For the Older Athlete

Each of us, as we age, begin to notice certain changes in our abilities to compete in athletic activities – or the speed at which our bodies recover from demanding physical activity. The body naturally becomes weaker as we age; reaction time becomes slower and bone and muscle mass begin to diminis...

Vaping: It’s a risky habit for your body and your bones

Once touted as a safer alternative to smoking, recent news reports have uncovered vaping as a cause of severe and life-threatening lung conditions. We wondered if research existed describing vaping’s effects on the body…and not surprisingly, we found some. According to a 2017 Science Daily art...

What is occupational therapy?

Occupational therapy does so much more than make sure that you can go back to your job. If you’re like most people, you want to live and work independently for as long as possible. Our goal is to help you achieve and maintain a self-sufficient lifestyle after injury, illness, or surgery. Bone &am...

Are you at risk for curvature of the spine?

  “You need to walk straight,” Randy said. “You walk like this. He lowered his right shoulder and collapsed his rib cage to his hip. "Why don’t you stand up straight!” Randy did not understand that a spinal deformity, not slouching habit, caused Kate’s uneven gait. Since her spina...
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